广州牛津新版英语--九年级-上-课文原文及翻译Unit1-9---副本

Unit 1

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Unit 1

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A body language

Debbie and Simon have looked up as an old lady entered their office. The lady looked at them both quickly, and then walked over to Debbie. Debbie greeted her cheerfully.

Simon sighed and took some papers over to the fax machine. Chris, a senior member of staff, was standing there

"What’s up, Simon? You don’t look very happy. "

"Customers always prefer Debbie to me. I can’t understand it. "

"I can. It’s the way you communicate."

"How can that be? " Simon said. "I don't even get a chance to speak to them."

"Communicating is not just about speaking. Body language is important, too "

"Body language?"

"I mean your gestures and the expression on your face. Your whole appearance communicates things as well as your words."

"The way you look at people doesn’t give them a good impression, Simon. You often rest your head on your hand. You look down. You never smile."

"But look at Debbie. She holds her head up. She looks at people’s eyes. She smiles before speaking to th e. That’s why they go to her for help, and not you."

After that, Simon tried to improve his body language. He sat up and smiled at people. This seemed to work. Minutes later, a beautiful girl entered. She looked at Debbie and then Simon. Without hesitating, she went to Simon and gave him a big smile. A few moments later, she left, still smiling.

Chris came over at once and said, "Well done, Simon. You made a good impression on her."

"That was my sister, " Simon said.” She came to remind me that tomorr ow is her birthday."

B. Eye contact

Throughout the history of mankind, people have communicated with body language. In many situations, the way you something is far more important than what you say

Eye contact is sometimes the key to communication. It can signal friendliness or hostility, interest or boredom, and understanding or confusion

In Western cultures, making eye contact in conversations is necessary. As a matter of fact, a westerner might consider a lack of eye contact as a lack of intertwine Spain, Italy and Greece, where people stand close together talking to each other, eye contact is more frequent and lasts longer

In many Asian cultures, avoiding eye contact shows respect. It is done when talking with anyone in authority or with anyone older

Habits like this can cause problems when people do not understand them. For instance, an Asian might close his eyes in concentration or look down while listening to a speaker. A Western speaker might think the man is not interested

Eye contact is a subtle thing. Avoiding eye contact might be considered impolite, but staring at others is also considered rude and should be avoided

身体语言

黛比和西蒙抬起头来看见一个老太太进入他们的办公室。这位夫人很快地望了他们一眼，然后走到黛比面前。黛比愉快地迎接她。

西门叹了口气，并拿了一些文件到传真机前。克里斯，一名高级成员的工作人员，

站在那里。

“这是怎么回事，西蒙？你看起来非常不高兴。”

“客户总是喜欢黛比多过喜欢我。我不能理解这一点。”

“我可以。是你的沟通方式有问题。”

“怎么可能呢？”西蒙说。“我甚至没有机会跟他们说话。”

“沟通不只是说话。身体语言也是非常重要的。”

“身体语言吗？”

“我的意思是指你的姿态和你的表情。您的整个外表就如同你的语言一样，能够沟通东西。”“你看人的方式不能给他们一个好印象，西蒙。你老是手肘撑着头往下看，从不微笑。

“但看看黛比。她昂首注视着人们的目光。还没有开口跟他们说话已经笑盈盈。这就是为什么他们愿意找她的帮助，而不是你。”

在此之后，西蒙试图改变自己的肢体语言。他坐起来，笑眯眯地看着人们。这一招似乎有用。几分钟后，一个美丽的女孩进来。她看了看黛比然后看了看西蒙。没有一丝犹豫，她径直到西蒙面前并给了他大大的微笑。几分钟后，她离开，仍然面带微笑。